BWA BORGWARNER INC
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Executive Summary
Four BorgWarner insiders (all VPs or EVP/CHRO) sold a total of $1.19M in open-market sales over a 5-day window immediately following a Q1 earnings miss. The cluster is modest relative to BWA's $13.1B market cap (0.009%), but the timing — all sales occurring within a week of a 3.8% EPS miss and 4.2% organic revenue decline — raises caution about insider sentiment on near-term fundamentals.
Key Financial Metrics
Actionable Insight
The cluster is too small in dollar terms to move the stock alone, but the uniform selling by multiple VPs immediately after a miss reinforces the bearish read from Q1 results. Watch for any 8-K filing on guidance revision or further insider sales above $500K in the next 30 days — that would elevate the signal. For now, the earnings miss and organic decline are the primary drivers; this cluster is a confirmatory data point.
Key Facts
- 4 insiders sold 39,106 shares total for $1.19M in open-market transactions (May 8-12, 2026)
- Sales occurred 2-6 days after Q1 2026 earnings miss (EPS $1.24 vs $1.29 consensus, revenue $3.533B vs $3.59B)
- Total cluster value is 0.009% of BWA's $13.1B market cap — below the 0.1% materiality threshold
- No insider purchases were reported in the cluster window
- Prior 30-day insider activity showed 5 sells totaling $2.4M, consistent with the selling pattern
Financial Impact
Insider sales of $1.19M represent 0.009% of market cap — economically trivial but directionally consistent with post-earnings caution
Risk Factors
- Insider sales may be pre-planned under Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, reducing their signaling value
- Cluster value is below 0.1% of market cap — statistically noise-level for a $13B company
- No C-suite (CEO/CFO) participation limits the severity of the signal
Market Snapshot
Documents Analyzed
This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.
| Document | Accession Number |
|---|---|
| CLUSTER Data (Synthetic) | cluster-BWA-1778689203746 |
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May 15, 2026
25d ago
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Insider Cluster
| $62.88 $65.87 | ▼ −4.75% | ▼ −3.79% | $75.86 (−20.64%) |
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May 11, 2026
4w ago
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Insider Cluster
| $63.07 $61.80 | ▲ +2.01% | ▲ +1.93% | $75.86 (−20.28%) |
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May 11, 2026
4w ago
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Insider Cluster
| $63.07 $61.80 | ▲ +2.01% | ▲ +1.93% | $75.86 (−20.28%) |
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May 6, 2026
4w ago
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8-K
| $59.21 $63.74 | ▼ −7.65% | ▼ −6.52% | $75.86 (−28.12%) |
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Mar 19, 2026
11w ago
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DEFA14A
| $52.24 $54.61 | ▲ +4.54% | ▲ +6.75% | $75.86 (+45.21%) |
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Mar 10, 2026
13w ago
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Insider Cluster
| $52.56 $52.12 | ▲ +0.84% | ▼ −0.07% | $75.86 (−44.32%) |
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